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Monday, August 13, 2012

The Olympics & Dreaming your Dream

I've loved watching the Olympics these last couple of weeks. There is something breathtaking about seeing people chase their dreams.

It's written plainly on their faces: the absolute joy of success, the heart-breaking agony of failure. These people have invested everything they have in this one sprint, this one swim, this one moment.

This is commitment.

It takes a kind of madness, a desperation, to chase a dream in such a way. It's a madness I respect. I hope some piece of it lives in me.

Watching these Olympians inspires me. I want to be like them, to strive to improve with every book, every chapter, every sentence. I try to get better every day. Some days I get one step closer to that gold medal, some days I take a step back...but the dream remains. And I chase it every day.

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That pic is hilarious, Jenn--and so apt! Blunt and stubborn determination in one shot. And for sure, writers have to be a bit crazy to keep doing what we do! For me, I try to take it day by day and not think about much apart from the story and just needing to get it down. Otherwise the pressure can be crushing, and then the fear sets in.

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